Commodity subsidies in Benton County, Mississippi totaled $21.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 82 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 31% | 5 | $6,555,977 | $1,311,195 |
| Top 2% | 48% | 11 | $10,302,488 | $936,590 |
| Top 3% | 58% | 17 | $12,380,021 | $728,237 |
| Top 4% | 64% | 22 | $13,701,649 | $622,802 |
| Top 5% | 69% | 28 | $14,746,293 | $526,653 |
| Top 6% | 72% | 34 | $15,525,886 | $456,644 |
| Top 7% | 75% | 39 | $16,079,569 | $412,297 |
| Top 8% | 78% | 45 | $16,665,786 | $370,351 |
| Top 9% | 80% | 51 | $17,169,510 | $336,657 |
| Top 10% | 82% | 56 | $17,528,184 | $313,003 |
| Top 11% | 84% | 62 | $17,917,154 | $288,986 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 68 | $18,232,055 | $268,118 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 73 | $18,473,619 | $253,063 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 79 | $18,714,006 | $236,886 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 85 | $18,927,547 | $222,677 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 90 | $19,090,166 | $212,113 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 96 | $19,270,595 | $200,735 |
| Top 18% | 91% | 102 | $19,431,357 | $190,504 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 107 | $19,553,403 | $182,742 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 113 | $19,691,957 | $174,265 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 454 | $1,733,508 | $3,818 |
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